A Gardenerd's Christmas List
Each year in late September, I get a familiar e-mail. It's from my mother and it goes something like this:
All right everybody, it's time to start making your Christmas lists. You're not allowed to buy anything for yourselves from September 'til January. Write it down instead and send it to us. You may see it under the tree in December.
Okay, let's call what I wrote above an amalgam of what my mother has said over the years. At this point the e-mail is much shorter. It just says, "Lists please!" Every year, I think two things. 1) I don't need anything that I don't have to buy for myself (i.e. clothes and other personal items). 2) How am I supposed to not buy anything for myself until January! Yet, each year, we manage to produce a lengthy list of things we've been meaning to get since last Christmas. My list is inevitably garden related, so I thought that in case any of you are having trouble coming up with things to tell your family and friends to get you, simply refer them to this blog entry for hints. Disclaimer - I am in no way encouraging gifts for myself by publishing my wish list. Think of this as you would Oprah's book club list of recommended reads.
Brushed Stainless Steel Compost Pail
Nitrile Gloves
All purpose garden fabric
Sunlite Table Top Garden
Seeds:
Heirlooms from John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds - www.kitchengardenseeds.com
All right everybody, it's time to start making your Christmas lists. You're not allowed to buy anything for yourselves from September 'til January. Write it down instead and send it to us. You may see it under the tree in December.
Okay, let's call what I wrote above an amalgam of what my mother has said over the years. At this point the e-mail is much shorter. It just says, "Lists please!" Every year, I think two things. 1) I don't need anything that I don't have to buy for myself (i.e. clothes and other personal items). 2) How am I supposed to not buy anything for myself until January! Yet, each year, we manage to produce a lengthy list of things we've been meaning to get since last Christmas. My list is inevitably garden related, so I thought that in case any of you are having trouble coming up with things to tell your family and friends to get you, simply refer them to this blog entry for hints. Disclaimer - I am in no way encouraging gifts for myself by publishing my wish list. Think of this as you would Oprah's book club list of recommended reads.
Brushed Stainless Steel Compost Pail
Nitrile Gloves
All purpose garden fabric
Sunlite Table Top Garden
Seeds:
Heirlooms from John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds - www.kitchengardenseeds.com
- Argentata Swiss Chard
- Tuscan Lacinato kale
- Morris Heading Collard Greens
- Chioggia Beets
- Golden India Edible Pea Pods
- Montreal Market Nutmeg Melon
- Bennings Green-tint Pattypan Squash
- Ronde De Nice Zucchini
Heirlooms from The Cook's Garden - www.cooksgarden.com
- Blue and Yellow Blend Pea
- Thelma Sanders Squash
- Trionfo Violetto Bean
- Red Grenoble lettuce
- Cannelino dry beans
- Minaret broccoli
- Charentais melon
So if you are at a loss for what to put on your holiday gift list, perhaps this will provide some inspiration for your friends and family.
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